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NASA journeys to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche

It's a world like no other: a metal-rich asteroid that could be the remnants of a small planet, or perhaps an entirely new type of celestial body unknown to science......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 14th, 2023

Telescope for NASA"s Roman mission complete, delivered to Goddard

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, which includes a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News2 hr. 16 min. ago

Swift Observatory studies a pair of gas-churning monster black holes

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 40 min. ago

Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue University and is one of the few meteorites that can be traced.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 40 min. ago

Metal-organic framework materials to remove dye contaminants for cleaner water

The future of MOFs, metal-organic framework materials, looks bright. A review in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has looked at how a specific class of these sponge-like materials might find increasing use in removing dye.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 40 min. ago

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this." Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Study reveals why carbon boosts metal nanoparticle catalysts

Precious metals play an important role in the chemical industry as catalysts: With the help of silver, platinum, palladium or other elements, chemical reactions can take place that would otherwise not progress or would only progress at a much lower r.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Monitoring Webb"s mirrors for optimal optics

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space. Its mirror is composed of 18 individual segments that have been aligned so accurately, that they effectively work as a single giant (21.6-foot, or 6......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. This galaxy is a multi-talented light show, showing off an impressive array of different celes.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

NASA astronauts keep quiet about medical issue returning from ISS

Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Planetary defense mission Hera blasts off toward Mars

The European Space Agency's Hera mission is on its way toward Mars, where it will get a gravity assist before going on to its asteroid target......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA astronauts won"t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time

NASA wants to bring back supersonic air travel with its X-59 jet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

3 new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (November 8-10)

StarCraft: Remastered, StarCraft II: Campaign Collection, and Metal Slug Tactics offer up strategic options to Xbox Game Pass subscribers this weekend......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Hera burns towards Mars

ESA's Hera mission has completed the first critical maneuver on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Astronaut’s photo shows Earth as you’ve never seen it before

NASA's oldest serving astronaut has shared an image taken from the space station that shows Earth in a most unusual way......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Innovative method accelerates and simplifies synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides

Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) have pioneered a novel method for the rapid and scalable synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides. Utilizing a sulfurization technique in CS2 vapor, this breakthrough all.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system"s origins

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system more than 4.6 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks

Typically, most of the ISS propulsion comes from the Russian segment of the space station. A Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning,.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy a hyper-stylized shot of adrenaline

It's a little rogue-lite, it's a bit '90s arcade, and it's surprisingly deep. Metal Slug Tactics pushes hard on the boundaries of the vaunted run-and-gun arcade series. You can ru.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Metal Slug Tactics is an arcade reimagining worth playing on Game Pass

Metal Slug Tactics reimagines SNK's classic arcade action game as a turn-based strategy game, but the conversion works surprisingly well......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024